Color By Kristin is my very own yarn distributed in North America by the fine folks at Classic Elite Yarns.

I developed Color By Kristin with one of the world's finest spinning mills in Peru. It is a blend of 50% Wool, 25% Mohair, and 25% Alpaca fibers. The wool is for resilience, durability and warmth. The mohair adds a brilliance and sheen to the incredible colors. The alpaca adds softness and drape.

It is available in 26 gorgeous colors that work well together. Admittedly Color by Kristin does not look very special in the ball - it is a worsted weight yarn spun of three plies. BUT when you put it on your needles or your crochet hook, you will be over the moon with delight. It glides through your fingers and produces the most luxurious fabric.

Use Color By Kristin for Fair Isle colorwork, for cables, for garter stitch and stockinette stitch. It also felts gorgeously. I hope it will become your favorite yarn and blend as it has become mine. Check out my PDF Knitting Pattern page for all kinds of knit and crochet projects.

Color By Kristin is the same exact yarn as my former yarn Julia which was distributed by Westminster Fibers/Nashua Handknits. It is spun by the same spinning mill and dyed by the same dyers. It was discontinued by Westminster Fibers when the Nashua Handknits Division was closed.

You can use my Color By Kristin for all the Julia Patterns. Both of my recent books - Color By Kristin and Kristin Knits - feature Julia. Substitute Color by Kristin. You will get the same results.

You can download and print the Color By Kristin color card at right by clicking here.

Below is a comparison of the Color by Kristin Colors and the Julia Colors. You can download it below.

Color by Kristin # Name

Julia #/Name

3212 Deep Forest

6086 Velvet Moss

3213 Black

0050 Forged Iron

3215 Spring Green

5185 Spring Green

3216 Natural

0010 Natural

3218 Sage

0115 Sage

3220 Blue Thyme*

4936 Blue Thyme

3226 Aubergine

3158 Purple Basil

3232 Raspberry

1890 Peony

3235 Lady's Mantle*

3916 Lady's Mantle

3236 Mushroom

4330 Mushroom

3243 Yarrow

2163 Golden Honey

3244 Caramel

0950 Caramel

3246 Turquoise Sea

Close to 1400 Sea Green

3248 Deep Blue Sea

6396 Deep Blue Sea

3248 Lamb's Ears

4013 Aqua Fog

3250 Sunflower*

0154 Sunflower

3255 Rock Henna*

4936 Rock Henna

3257 Cornflower

5178 Lupine

3258 Geranium

6085 Geranium

3260 Coleus*

Coleus 4345

3276 French Roast

0118 Espresso

3278 October Leaves

Sort of close to but quite a bit lighter than 0178 Harvest Spice

3281 Lichen

NONE -- It is a lovely yellow-green

3285 Pumpkin

NONE -- It is brighter than the oranges that were in the Julia Line

3289 Julia's Pink

NONE -- It is softer than the bright pinks in the Julia Line

3295 Anemone*

Anemone 9235

*New for Fall/Winter 2013 - Available in August

You can download this Color By Kristin/Julia Color Comparison List Here.

Regia/SMC Select 4 Ply Sock Yarn

I have also partnered with the Regia/SMC Select company. In the fall of 2011, they began distributing Kristin Nicholas Garden Effects - a traditional 75% Wool/25% Polyamide 4 ply Sock Yarn throughout the world. There are 6 colorways available with 4 more coming in Fall 2013.

Distributed world-wide by Regia/SMC Select, you can find my Garden Effects in all the countries where Regia yarn is sold. Read more about it on the Regia Website here.